Tracheostomy Practices and Outcomes in Children During Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

CONCLUSIONS: Tracheostomies during ECMO were uncommon in children. One in four patients who received a tracheostomy on ECMO had surgical site bleeding. Children who had tracheostomies placed after 14 days were younger and had worse outcomes, potentially representing tracheostomy as a “secondary” strategy for prolonged ECMO support.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research